Health News Florida has an interesting story about a dispute between Humana’s Medicare Advantage plans and a Miami Hospital and doctor network. Medicare Advantage plans must control their costs, and when a doctor group or hospital requires payments that are…
Category: Medicare Advantage
Medicare Advantage Star Ratings: Who cares?
Seniors do not care about the Medicare Advantage and Part D star ratings. This is the finding of focus group research carried out by the Kaiser Family Foundation last fall. AIS Health has a good article on the report and…
No Cuts for 2015 Medicare Advantage
CMS has announced that payments to Medicare Advantage plans will increase by 0.4% in 2015. This is a reversal of proposed cuts that were opposed by Republicans and Democrats in Congress.
What’s the future for Medicare Advantage?
The New York Times has an article about how payment cuts to Medicare Advantage plans are raising questions about the future of Medicare Advantage.
Medicare Advantage Enrollment: 30% Increase Since Obamacare
More than 14 million Medicare beneficiaries are now enrolled in private Medicare Advantage plans, up 30 percent since 2010 in spite of concerns about payment changes enacted in the Affordable Care Act.
Smaller Medicare Advantage networks coming to your town?
Smaller provider networks could be in the cards for Medicare Advantage plans due to payment reductions from Medicare. Smaller networks are usually lower-cost and this may be a necessity in the future.
Medicare Advantage Cuts: Bad news or not?
The Obama administration has proposed payment cuts for Medicare Advantage plans in 2015. This could mean big changes for $0 premium plans in Arizona and around the country – or maybe not.
Medicare Advantage Winners and Losers
I checked the Medicare Advantage enrollment numbers for Pima County after the most recent Open Enrollment Period (October 15 – December 7, 2013) to see how each of the plans did with their enrollments. Did some companies lose members? Did some companies gain? Were there any big winners and losers?
Cochise County Medicare Advantage Plans Canceled for 2014
Humana is cancelling its $0 premium HMO Medicare Advantage plan in Cochise County for 2014. People enrolled in this plan should have received a letter to inform them of the plan cancellation and tell them their options for coverage. Health…
New Medicare Advantage Plans in 2014
Is Obmacare killing Medicare Advantage? Does Medicare Advantage have a future? Despite politicians’ predictions of gloom and doom for Medicare Advantage, Arizona will have several new plans in 2014. I was going to list the new companies coming to Pima…